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OF THE PERFOIOIERS ON THE STAGE, DESCRIPTION OP COS- 
TUMES, AND THE WHOLE OF THE STAGE BUSINESS, 
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A Capital Match, farce, 1 act. by J. M. Morton 3 2 

A Day Well Spent, farce. 1 aC, l)y John Oxeiifoid 7 5 

A Desperate Game, comic drama, 1 act, by Morton 3 2 

Adrift, temperance drama, 3 act.«>, by W. Babcock, M. D 4 

Alarmingly 8usi)icious, comedie;ta, 1 act, J. P. SimptfOii 4 3 

A Life's lievcui,'e, drama, 3 actsi, by W. E. Snter 7 5 

An Awiui Crinunal, tarce. 1 act, by J. I'al^^rave Simpson 3 3 

An i;nhai)py I'air, etliioi)ian farce, 1 act, by G. W. H. Griffin 1 1 

An TJnwelc )me Heturn, com. intrd, 1 tict, by Geor<?e A Munson 3 1 

A Pet of the Public, farce, 1 act, by Edward Sterling 4 2 

A Romantic Attachment, comidiettn, 1 act, by Arthur Wood 3 3 

Arrali DeBauijh. drama, 5 acts, by F. C. Kinnamaii 7 5 

A Thrillinir Item, farce. 1 act, t)y Newton Chisne) 3 1 

At Last, temperance drama, 3 act.*, bv G. C. Vantrot 7 1 

A Ticket of Leave, farce, 1 act. by Watts Phillips 3 2 

Aidd Kobin Gray, emo. drama, 5 acts, Malcolm Smart Taylor, 25 cents 13 3 

Aurora Floyd, drama. 2 act-', l)y W. E. Suter... 7 3 

Beautv of Lvons, dom. (irama,'3 acts, by W T. Moncrieff 11 2 

P,ett f Ilalf."comedietta, 1 act, by T. J. Williams 5 2 

Black Siatue, ethiop an farce, 1 act, by • .White 3 2 

Bill Detrick, melodrama, 3 acts, by A. Newton Field 6 4 

Black vs. White, farce, 1 act, iiy George S. Vautrot 4 2 

Brigands of Calaijiia, rom. drama, 1 act, W. E. Suter 1 

Captain ^mit;l, farce, 1 act, by E. Berrie 3 3 

Cheek will Win, farce, 1 act, by \V. E. Suter 3 

Der two Siirjirises, Dutch farce, 1 act, i)y M. A. D. Clifton 1 1 

Deuce is '.n Him, farce. 1 act, by R J. Raymond 5 1 

Did I Dream it? farce, 1 act, by J. P. Wooler 4 :i 

Domestic Felicity, farce, 1 act, by Ilattie L. Lambla 1 1 

Driven to the Wall, })lay, 4 acts, by A. D. Ames 1) 3 

Fetter Lane to Gravesend, I'thiopean farce 2 

Give me my Wife, farce, 1 act, by W. E. Snter 3 3 

Hal Hazard, military drama, 4 acts, by Fred. G. Andrews 8 3 

How She Has Her Own Wav, sketch in 1 act, by Ida M. Buxton 1 3 

Handy Andy, ethiopean farce, 1 act 2 

Hans, the Dutch J. P., Dutch farce, 1 act, by F. L. Cutler 3 1 

Hash, farc<', 1 act. by W Henri Wilkins 4 2 

Henry Granden. drama, 3 acts, by Frank L. Bingham 11 8 

Hints on Elocution and how to l^ecome an Actor 

How Sister P. got Child Baptizci. ethiopean farce, 1 act 2 1 

llow He Did It. comic drama, 1 act by John Parry 3 2 

How to Tame Your i\lother-in-law, farce. 1 act. by H. J. Byron 4 3 

How Stout You're G ; ting, I'arce, 1 act. by J. M. Morton 5 2 

Hunter of the Alps, drama, 1 act, by Wm. Dimond 9 4 

In tlic Wrong Box, ethiopian farce, 1 act, by M. A. D. Clifton 3 

IntheWr iig Clothes, farce, 1 ace 5 3 

Joe's Visit. Ethiopian farce, 1 act. by A. Leavitt and H. Eagan 2 1 

John Smith, farce, 1 act, by W. Hancock 5 3 

•liunboJum, farce, 1 act 4 3 

Killinir'i'ime, farce, 1 act 1 1 

Lady Audh-y's Secret, drama, 2 acts, by W. E. Suter 4 

Lady of Lyons, drama, 5 acts, by Bulwer l! 5 

Lost, temperance drama, 3 acts, by F. L. Cutler 2 

Lodgings for Two, comic sketch, 1 act, by F L. Cutler 3 

Man'and Wife, drama, 5 acts, by II. A; Wel)ber li 7 

Michael Erie, dram-, 2 act-^. by Egerlon Wilks 8 3 

Miller of Derwent Water, drama, 3 acts, by E. Fitzball 5 2 

Mischievous .Nigger, Eihiopian farce. 1 act, by C. Whi.e 4 2 

Mistletoe Bough,' melodrama, 2 acts, by C. Somerset 7 3 

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FAKING THE CENSUS 



ORIGINAL FARCE 



IN ONE ACT, 



fI>A m. UIJXTON, 



AT-rnou ov 

IlGir She Has Her Own TFc// ; I .'- .'■/.,,' r-,r!c of thp Period ; ^Tati 
monial BUss ; hi'n- Ih' /^-v-/*'-'' ilie Qo.eslion ; 
Our A'.vfal Aunt ; tL'c, tCc. 



Entered accordinrj to a,ct C>ng''ess, in tki ijcar ISS.'J, by 

A. D. AMES, 
in the office ofihe Librarian of Conjress, at Washington, 



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A, D. AMES, PUBLISHER, 



TAKING THE CENSUS. 



Cast of Characters as lirst performed at Temperance Hall, Woon- 
soeket, R. I., January 4th, 1882. 



Ml'. B {the Census Taker) Mr. M . Newell. 

Deaf Old Lady, Ida M. Buxton. 



Scene — a Kitchen, 



Time— the Present. 



Costumes— Modern and appropriate for the characters. 



Time in representation— Twenty minutes. 



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Taking The Census. 



SCENE, — A kitchen — Old Lad'j seated near table, r., knitting. 

Mr. E, enters at l. irith book and pencil, 

Mr B. Good morning, madam. 

0. L. Law sakes, how you sca't, me I 

Mr B. 1 beg pardon for the intrusion, {seatimj himself) I came 



0. L. O yes, I spose j'ou're the man come to look at the old 
brindie cow, 'aint you ? 

Mr B. Xo, madam, I am here to 

0. L. Hey? 

Mr B. Xot exactly, madam, I should 

0. L. Good? Of course she's a good cow; there 'ain't her heat 
in the county. Sech milk and butter you never see. 

Jfr B. No, no, my good woman, you don't understand me ! 

0. L. You'll have to speak kinder loud, cause I'm a little deaf, 
jest a trifle. 

J/r B. {quite loud) I didn't come to buy the brindle cow. I 
never owned a cow in my life, and I never want one. 

0. L, O, you don't! Wal, what on airth did ye come for? 



4 TAKING THE CENSUS. 

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Mr B. (opening his hook ) I am here to ascertain the— — 

0. L, O, yes, I see; yon 're one o' thein pesky book men. "VVal, 
you can go right back ^vhcre yon come from, for we don't wan't 
any more books. 

3Ir B. My good woman, wait one moment, let me explain! 

0. L. Nan^.e"? Xo, you can't take my name for that book if you 
talk all day ! 

Jlr li. {(u<ide) Good heavens! (very loud) I am not a book- 
agent L tell yon I 

0. L. Goodness gracious ! "VVal, what on alrth are ye? 

Jlr B. I am taking the census. 

0. L. {ranch excited) Our. «.'f your senses? {aside) Lord a 
mercy, a lunatic in my l!(>u.^;\ aa' Hezekiah gone arter a load of 
wood. What shall I do ! What .shall I do ! 

Jlr B. {very loud) 1 am taking the census. 

O. X. Want to take my senses? Want to murder me in cold 
blood ? 

Jlr B. My dear madam 

0. L. Yes, yes, I know, (aside) Jest see how wild his eyes 
are. He's dreadful Iraiatic, tiiat';^ certain! 

Jlr B. (loud) Will you listen to me a moment? 
, O, L. (aside) I s'pose I'd b'^tter let him talk, if I cross him 
mebbe he'll get desperate. Ilezekiidi 'ii be back soon. 

Jlr B. Say, will you pay ati'^ntic^n? (very loud) I am not a 
lunatic, and don't want your senses; my business here is especial, 
r 0. L. O, Sal, is it? Ho, ho, so you're one of them limber-leg- 
ged, highfalutln clmps, what's kltiji' around arter my Sal, be ye? 
Wal, you'd better bo klthi' out o' hero. I've hcerd o' you afore, 
ever since you struck lown, there's no gettin' miy work out o* her; 
she's like all the rest o' the gals, jest as soon as they get a beau they 
don't think of nothin' else. 

Jlr B. How many children have you ? 

O. L. How many beaux has she got? Law sakes, I should hope 
she liadn't got but one, if she had another she'd go clean crazy; 
ever since she sot her eyes on this fol-de-rol of a chap she haint been 
worth a cent; can't get no work out of her, an' she's gone an' bang- 



THE CEXSUS TAKER. 5 

ed her hair till it hangs clean on to the end o' her nose, an' makca 
her look jest like a heathen Injun. 

Mr B. (aside) Here's a dilemma indeed; I can't learn anything 
from her, I'll try and find her husband. Is your husband at home? 

O. L. Hey? 

Mr B. Is he at home? Your husband ! 

0. L. Xo, he don't care. Sal can coax him into an}' thing-, if she 
sot out to marry a nigger, Hezekiah never'd have gumption enough 
to forbid the bans; why, t'other day she wheedled him into buyin' 
her a gown with a tail on it a yard long, and then he got her a 
poker bonnet that looks jist like an old shay-top. Hezekiah hain't 
got no spunk at all, but I've got n\y foot down to stop thisnonsense» 
and I'm goin' to do it, so if you come here to see my Sal — 

Mr B. O botheration I I didn't come to see your Sal ! I'm a 
married man ! 

O. L. A married man, an' a courtin' my Sal? Lord a massy, 
you villain, you wretch I I'll have a warra?it riglit out for you! I'll 
— I'll— I'll arrest you for bigamy! , 
i Mr B. i don't know your Sal ! I don't vv-^ant to know her I Ma- 
dam, I am sent here by the government and the law 

0. L. Idon't care for law, nor gospel eiLher. I tell you my Sal 
'aint a goin' to flirt with married men. 

Mr B, Woman, the law can compel you to answer the questions 
I ask! Do you understand? I am sent here to ask certain questions, 
^nd you are bound to answer them. First, how many are there in 
your family? 

0. L. There's live on us-— me, Hezekiah, Sal, the man that board- 
ed here last winter, and Jack. 

Mr B. Does he board here now? 

0. L, Oh, no, he went to Alabama, cotched tiie yellow fever and 
died, but he would have boarded here if he'd only stayed, 

Mr B. Who's Jack? 

O. L. Jack ? Why that's our dog. 

Mr B. Pshaw I I only want to know about the human beings, 

O. L, Wal, he's the humanest dog I ever see ; you can't find his 
equal in the neighborhoods 



6 THE CENSUS TAKER. 

Mr B. Well, well, I don't care about him. Are there any dea^ 
and dumb folks in your family — anybody deaf and dumb? 

0. L. Wal, there's Ilezekiah ! ' He can hear well enough when 
anybody asks him to take a drink, but when I ask him to bring a 
pail o' water or an arm-ful o' wood he's deafer than any old adder. 

Mr B. {aside) O, heavens! This is more than any mortal man 
can stand. I can't bother with her any longer, I'll go out to the 
barn and see if I can find the old gentleman. Good-day, madam. 

( exit, L, 

0. L» Say, look here, don't you want to know what we're going 
to have for supper next Christmas ! 



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87. THE BITER BIT. A Comedy in two acts, by Barbara LItIus, 5 male, 
2 female characters. lu-door scenes— costumes easily arranged. This is a 
wost laugluible corasdy, and will pl<?a3e all who read it or see it performed. 
A fine lesson to married men who are a little wild can be learned from this 
oomedj. Time of performance one hour and a quarter. 

88. THE MISCHIEVOUS NIGGER. An Ethiopian faice In one act, by 
C. White, 4 male, 2 female chaiacters; Antony Snow, the Mischievous Nigger, 
Is a favorite with ethiopean comedians. Also good characters for old man, 
Frenchman, Irishman, Old Woman and Servant. Properties, Bconery, cos- 
tumes, etc. easily arranged. Time 25 minutes. 

89. THE BEA UTY OF L YONS. A Domestic Drama In 3 acts, by W. T 
Moncrletf, 11 male and 2 female characters. It is impossible to give an idea of 
what this drama is in a small space. It is a beautiful play, with a deep plot, 
flue leading characters for male and female, with good old men, juveniles, etc. 
It sparkles with fine comedy, aud the language is of a high order. It is not 
difficult to present. Costumes easily arranged. Time about 2 hours. 

»0. NO CURE, NO PAY. An Ethiopian farce in 1 act, by Q. W. H. 
GrifSn, 3 male, 1 female character. Coatuiues to suit the characters. Scene, a 
doctor's office. Very funny. Time of performance 15 minutes, 

91. MICHAEL ERIE, OR THE 'jt AY RE LASS OF LICHFIELD. A S 

Romaoijc drama in 2 acts, by Thomas Egerton Wilks, 8 male and 3 female ( ) 
characters. A thrilling melo-draraa, which has been played with the greatest 
success by both professional and amateur companies in all parts of the U. S. 
and England. Costumes shape dresses, etc. Scenery, street, landscape and 
chamber. Good characters for all. Time of p«rformance 1 % hours. 

92. THE STAGE STRUCK DARliEY. An Ethiopian interlude in 1 act* 
Tlie name implies what the piece is. Very amusing, 2 male, 1 female char- 
Bcler. Costumes "nigger." Scene, plain room. Time 15 minutes. 

93. THE GENTLEMAN IN BLACK, OR THE DESERTER. A comic 
difama in 2 acts, by William H. Murray, 9 male, 4 female characters. This 
drama abounds with fice comedy, thrilling situr^.iiong, storms, etc., etc., and 
does not fail to please an audience. The characters are good. A full descrip- 
tion of costumes are given, which are notdifficult to arrange. Time 1 % hours. 

94. 16,000 YEARS AGO. A Negro farce in one scene, as originally pro- 
duced by Buckley's Serenaders. Is very comical. Time of playing 10 to 20 
minutes. 

^ 95. IN THE WRONG CLOTHES. An uproarously funny farce, in 1 act, $ 

^ ) by James Burton, 5 male, 3 female characters. This very laughable farce can- ^ ) 

.^ not be described in a few lines. The eight characters are all first-class, and 

J J the scrapes several of them get Into will keep an audience convulsed wiih 

^ laughter. Costumes simple. Time 40 minutes. 

96. ROOMS TO LET WITHOUT BOARD. An Ethiopian sketch la on* 
scene, 2 male, 1 femalp. Very funny. Time 15 minutes. ^ 

97. THE FATAL BLOW. A Melo-Drama in two acts, by the ever popu- '? 
lar author, Edward Fitzball, Esq, seven male and one female character. This 
author always writes good plays, and this is no exception. It is a great favor- 
ite with amateurs, as well as professiouals, and is tilled with starliiug situa- 
tions ot the "blood and thunder" kind. Costumes and scenery not very dLiffi- 
cult. Time of performance, one hour and a quarter. 

98. THE BLACK STATUE. An Ethiopian farce in one scene, by C. 
White, four male and two female characters. Very laughable and easily 
arranged. Time of representation about fifty minutes. 

99. JUMBO JUM. An original farce in one act, as first produced at the 
Boston Theatre, four male and three female characters. Scenes simple and 
easily arranged. Costumes modern. Any one ambitious to play a first-class 
negro character, full of genuine fun and humor need look no further. It will 
keep an audience In roars of laughter.. Time of performance about thirty 
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Mother's Fool, farce, 1 act, by W. Henri Wilkins ....^ 

Mr. »^- Mrs. Pringle. farce. 1 act, by Don T. De Treuba Codo 

My Heart'B in the Highlands, farce, 1 act 

My Wife's Relations, comedietta. 1 .tv^Tby Walter Gordon 

No Cure No Pay, Ethiopian farce, 1 act, by G. VV. II Gr.ffin 

Not as Deaf as He Seems. Ethiopian farce. 1 act 

Not so Bad After All, comedy, 3 act:S*by Wybert Reeve 

Obedience, comedietta, 1 act, by Hattie L. Lambla 

Old PhiPs Birthdav, drama, 2 acts, by J. P. Wooler 

On the Sly. farce, 1 act, bv John Madison Morton 

Other People's Children, Ethiopian farce, 1 ■■ ct, by A. N. Field 

Our Diiu^. Iters, society comedy, 4 acts, by Fred L. Greenwood 

Outcast's Wife, drama, 3 acts, oy Colin H. Hazehvood 

Out on the World, drama, 3 acts .. 

Out in the Streets, temperance drama. 3 acts, by S, N. Cook 

Paddy Miles' Boy, Irish farce, 1 act, by James Pilgrim 

Painter of Ghe:'t, play, 1 act, l)y Douglass Jerrold 

Passions, comedy, 4 jicts. by F. Marijiadnke Dey 

Poacher's Doom, domestic drarat, 3acts, by A. D. \mes 

Rescued, temperance drama, 2 acts, by C. U. Gilbert 

Reverses, domestic drama. 5 acts, by A. Newton Field 

hock Allen the orphan, drama, 1 act, by W. Henri Wilkins 

Rooms to Let without Board, Ethiopian farce, 1 act 

Saved, temperance sketch, 1 act, by Edwin Tardy 

Schnaps, Dutch farce, 1 act, by M. .Ac.D. Cliffton 

chool, Ethiopian farce. 1 act, by A. Newton F,c!d 

S H A M. Pinafore, burlesque, 1 act. by W. HennWiikins 

Somebody's Nobody, farce, 1 act, by C. A. Mallby 

Sixteen Thousand Years Ago, Ethiopian farce, 1 act 

Snort, with a Sportsman, Ethiopian farce, 1 act .• .-.-- 

Spy of Atl nta, military alleirory, (i acts, by A. D. Ames, 2o cents... 

Stage Struck Diukey, Ethiopian farce, 1 act 

Stocks Up, Stocks liown, Ethiopian farce, 1 act 

Ten Nights in a Bar Room, temperance drama, 5 acts 

That Boy Sam, Ethiopian farce, 1 act, by K. L. Cutler 

That Myst rious Bundle, farce, 1 ac^y II. L. Lambla 

The Bewitched Closet, sketch, 1 act, by H. L. Lambla 

The Biter Bit, comedy, 2 acts, by Barham Liyius 

The Coming Man, farce, 1 act. by VV. Henri Wilkins 

The F Ise Friend, drama, 2 acts, by George S. Vautrot 

'i he Fatal .law, melodrama, 2 acts, by Edward t itzball 

The Forty-Niners, or The Pioneer's Daughter, border drama, 5 acts, 

bv T. W. Hanshew ^.. 

The Gentleman in Black, drama, 2 acts, by W. H. Murray 

The New Maijdalen, drama, pro. 3 acts, by A. Newton Field 

The PopcorirMan. Ethiopian farce, 1 act, by A. Newton Field 

Tiio Reward of Crime, drama, 2 acts, by W. Henri u ilkins 

The Serf, tragedy, 5 acts, by R. Talbor . 

The Sham Professor, farce, 1 act, by F. L. Cutler.. 

The Studio, Etliiopian farce, 1 Jict ---------- V""«Vu"„Vi'vriri;f«'" 

Turn of the Tide, temperance dramarS acts, by \V. Henri Wilkin,.. 

The Two T. J's, fare ■, 1 act. by Martin Beecher 

The Vow of the Ornani. drama, 3 acts, by J. N. Gotthold 

Thirty-three next Birthday, farce, 1 act, by M. Morton ... 

Those Awful Boys, Ethiopian farce, ] act by A. Newton Fie d 

Three Glasses a Day, tt^mperance drama, 2 acts, W. Henri Wilkins.. 

Through Snow and Sunshine, drama, 5 acts. ..--..-..-. 

Twain's Dodgi.i-, Ethiopian farce 1 act by A Newton Field 

When Women Weep, cmedietta, 1 act by J N. Got: hold 

Wooing Inder D.tilculties, farce, 1 act. by J T Douglass 

Won a?La<t, comedy drama, 3 acts by Wybert Reeve 

Whici will he Marry, farce, I act. by Thomas E. Wilks 

Wrecked, temperance drama. 2 acts by A. D- Ames 

Yankee Duelist, farce, 1 act, by A. Newton Field 



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Fnj etto AVjiliz.- -For pinr.-^" orgon, by Will R. Reynolds. Easy 
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Wait Tor <Ib«' Tisi'ii <»r tlt<' Ti Ic— As sung in Wilkins' Drama, 
"T.ie Tnii) . f the Tidf-." Arrauij^tH a quartette by Will R. Reynolds. 
Verv suitali'e l""r exhibitions, a?? i- is ea^v, and at tlie same time very pleas- 
ing. Price 30 cents. j , 

J^Ij- TUaiiic Vns Hoinrioli '"^"-fj:. —A ronring Dutch Song, words by 
W. 11. Buan^Ie!", Jr., music by ". >. 'Vilson. This song has made a grea'. 
hit, and is pTon 'unced by l)otb t i ■ Mid Pub]ic the greatest hit of many 
years. 01" mm derate difficulty. . .v r- Dutch Comedian can afford to be 
without it. Pi ice 30 cents. 

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^ New Plays Just Issued 



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Passious. An original come-ly, in 4 acts, by F.' Marmaduke Dey, 8 
male and 4 lema'.e characters, 'i'his cnmcfly is a great success, and will be 
a lavorite with both dramatic or,>upanies and the public. An American 
piav, the scene being laid in I'.rr.oklyn. N. Y. Scenery easily arranged. 
Time of playing about one hour fiio 1.3 minutes. Order a copy, it will 
please you. 

The torty-l^iiiei'S, or V'.-^ l!'l<''iic'ei*''s I>aug:litt^i'. A pictur- 
esque American drama, in 5 acts, by T. W. IPii.shew, 10 m ile and 4 fe- 
males. A thrilling border play, 'i iii;e 2 hours. 

S, 21. A, i»I. Piiiatorc. A ' > :, -jm,' on H. M. S. Pjnafore, by W. 
Henri Wilkins, 5 mule and 3 loii i l.-s. It is uproarously funny. Easily 
produced, and the s^ame airs are n- ^ti as in tlie original Pinafore. It con- 
tains Dutch, Irish, and Negro clia-;icters, and will please all. Time of 
performance 30 minutes. 

Alllrl Koljiii Cira.y. A ''•i-.md Emotional drama in 5 acts, by Mal- 
colm Stuart Taylor, dramatized iViin the famous Scotch ballad of the same 
name, bv Lady Anne Barnard. U h-.is 13 male and 8 female characters. 
Not a poor character in tne Play, Time 2 1-2 hours — now published for 
the firsi time. Price 2b cents. 

"Wrntel a Ilsisljaiid, A Dutch Sketch in 1 scene, by F. L. Cutler, 
2 m I e, 1 fenuile. Very funny. Time 20 minutes. 

Chit's l.icoli. An Ethiojiian c ketch, by F. L. Cutler, 2 males, 1 fe- 
ma"e. An tl.er of Mr. Culler's best. Time 15 minutes. 

Old Poinpcj'. An Ethiopian S^ketch in 1 scene, by F. L. Cutler, I 
male, 1 lemale. Good character iVy-an aged darkey impersonator. Will 
alwiys jdeas.'. lime 20 minutes. 

Happy Fraiil4'« Comic Son{:;:aii<l Jolte ISoolc. Containsa choice 
colleciion oi' ori<j;inal Songs, Jokei^, Conundrums, Stump Speeches, etc. 
In addition to ihe above, it also contains one com{)lete Dutch Sketch, one 
Ethiopiiin Farce, anrl a Negro Sket^-h, all of which have never be.'bre been 
published. Price 15 cents per copy . 

Tlie Census TaUer, An ori;"nal Farce in 1 scene, by Ida M. Bux- 
ton, 1 male, I female. A very la\i,<:hable piece, giving the experience of a 
census tiker with a deaf old la(iy. Will furnish ample sport. Scene, a 
plain room ; time, about twenty minutes. 

All the above Plays 15 cents each, unless marked otherwise. 
Addrcta. A. D. AMES, Publisher, 

01yd«. Ohio. 



